When Luo Qi returned home, her mother just came out of the bedroom.

Jiang Yifang looked at the clock on the wall, “So fast? Didn’t you say you were going to have late-night snacks?”

“I did.” She could only tell one lie after another, “I bought skewers in the alley. We chatted a little and I finished eating.”

The vase has been put away by her mother, so she looked for it to fill with water.

Jiang Yifang saw the sunflowers on the coffee table. In fact, two or three would be enough. It was a waste of money to buy more, but she didn’t say anything to dampen her daughter’s spirits.

“There are so many sunflowers today.”

Luo Qi said ‘hmm’ and came out of the bathroom with the vase in hand, “The store wasn’t busy, so the boss had time to choose the wrapping paper.”

Jiang Shenghe chose the wrapping paper himself.

Professor Liang will arrive in Suzhou tomorrow. Luo Qi needed to talk to her mother about the arrangements.

“Mom, are you free tomorrow?”

“I have time, do you want to go shopping?”

“No. Professor Liang will come over tomorrow, and she wants to make an appointment with you in the afternoon.”

Her daughter told her the night she arrived about Jiang Shenghe’s mother’s plan.

She was inexplicably stressed about it. She had taken on a big project in the first half of the year and had some experience in decorating a villa, but the client was Liang Zhen, and she couldn’t help but feel pressured about it.

Jiang Yueru has helped their family a lot over the years, and she also took good care of her daughter. Now her daughter was Jiang Shenghe’s assistant. Even if she ended up not getting the job, she would do her best to help on site during the renovations.

Luo Qi put the vase by the table and remembered that Jiang Shenghe planned to come to see her very early tomorrow morning, “Mom, don’t cook breakfast tomorrow, I will go out and buy it.”

“Don’t you want to sleep in more?”

“I’m used to getting up early and can’t sleep in.”

“Okay, but don’t buy your dad any breakfast; he will eat at the company tomorrow.”

Luo Qi took a shower and lay down on the bed. The image of Jiang Shenghe carrying her across the bridge played in her mind.

Her nerves were so excited that sleep didn’t come to her until late at night.

… …

At half past five in the morning, she woke up naturally.

Luo Yu had sent her two messages: one at 2 in the morning and one at 5:25 am.

[Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah! Older sister, I’ve gone crazy!]

[Older sister, I’m finished, I’ll never have another good day in this life (crying) (crying) (heartbroken)]

Has she been up all night?

Luo Qi dialed Luo Yu’s number, but no one answered.

The latest message was only sent five minutes ago, so she couldn’t have fallen asleep so soon.

… …

The phone kept vibrating, and even the pillow was buzzing.

He Xu was woken up, annoyed by the disturbance. He opened his eyes and flung his arm out, patting around for a few seconds to see where his phone was. He touched it and saw the name displayed on the screen: [My sister is the most beautiful].

He flipped the phone to check the casing. The buzzing sound seemed to fill the air. It was Luo Yu’s phone.

He Xu declined the call and set the phone aside. There was the sound of running water coming from the bathroom.

He finally woke up for real and rubbed the bridge of his nose.

Last night, he met Luo Yu downstairs in front of the company. She was filled with indignation, accusing him of being muddled about the natural relations between men and women, meaning that he was not a man, and he was always picking on her just because of a kiss.

She also said he couldn’t afford it.

“Luo Yu, don’t be so harsh, can you afford it?”

“Anyway, I can afford it better than you. It’s just one kiss, you’re acting like you can’t live or die.”

As to who could afford it better or not, they both said that the other couldn’t—so the current situation happened.

Before going to the hotel, they hadn’t had a drop of wine and were both very sober.

Ten minutes later, Luo Yu came out of the bathroom and was shocked to see the man leaning on the headboard smoking a cigarette. He had been sleeping deeply just now.

She was fully dressed but her legs ached and her back ached, and it made walking difficult.

Enduring the discomfort, she leaned over to pick up her phone, completely treating He Xu on the bed as nothing.

In fact, her heart was already in her throat, and she didn’t dare to look at him at all.

He Xu put out the cigarette, “Are you scared?”

Luo Yu snorted coldly. Even if she was scared, she couldn’t possibly give in.

She took the phone and fiddled with it, grabbed her bag and turned to go.

A message came in on He Xu’s cell phone. He clicked on it: Luo Yu had transferred several thousand yuan to him—her half of the hotel room fee.

After leaving the hotel room, Luo Yu patted her chest hard. She could finally breathe.

She replied to her cousin’s message: [Older sister, I worked overtime all night and got scolded by that villain from Party A, but it’s okay. It’s not the first time I got scolded by him. I’m very sleepy now, I’ll talk to you when I wake up.]

[By the way, older sister, the washing machine in the newly rented house is too old. I bought a small one specifically for washing personal clothes. I will get it delivered first to your place. When Miss 302 moves her things out, I will move it there directly.]

Luo Qi: [Just let matters go. Go to bed quickly, staying up all night is very tiring.]

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

When Luo Qi got to the stone bridge a short while later, Jiang Shenghe was already waiting for her. She put away her phone and quickly walked down the steps.

“When will Professor Liang arrive?”

“At noon,” Jiang Shenghe said. “In the afternoon, we will look at mom’s villa first, and then our own house.”

Yesterday’s kiss seemed to still have an aftertaste; Luo Qi never looked at him, wondering when the turmoil in her heart would return to calm.

After buying breakfast, Jiang Shenghe walked her back to the entrance of the alley.

Luo Qi turned around to say goodbye but then the expression on her face froze: she saw her mother coming down from the stone bridge, probably to throw away the garbage.

“My mother is behind you,” she whispered to Jiang Shenghe.

Jiang Yifang thought it was her daughter’s boyfriend who had chased her all the way to Suzhou just to see her over the holidays. He looked to be a perfect match for her daughter in terms of height and temperament.

It was very awkward to meet under such circumstances. She was thinking of retreating back down the stone bridge to avoid the encounter, but before she could move, her daughter and her boyfriend both looked over.

“Mom,” Luo Qi called her loudly and waved to her.

When her mother came closer, she calmly introduced them, “Mom, this is our company’s Chief Jiang. He came to pick us up and look at the villa.”

Jiang Yifang: “…”

It turned out to be a misunderstanding.

“Auntie, I’m Jiang Shenghe.”

“I often hear Luo Qi mention you. Thank you for taking such good care of our Luo Qi.”

“Auntie, you are too polite. It’s as it should be.”

Luo Qi stood aside and listened silently for two full minutes before the two finally finished their greetings.

Jiang Yifang invited Jiang Sheng to come sit at home and said, “Come in and have a glass of water.”

Jiang Shenghe declined. He did not forget that he was nominally Luo Qi’s boss, and Luo Qi was a subordinate of the opposite sex. He also did not want to disturb others so early in the morning.

“No, go ahead and eat first. I’ll wait for you in the car.”

When Jiang Yifang heard this, she thought that their home was indeed too small, and she was afraid that their reception for such an unexpected but distinguished guest would not be good enough.

“Luo Qi and I will be with you in a moment. We’ve bothered you to make the trip in person.”

“It’s no trouble, the hotel is nearby.”

Jiang Shenghe said goodbye and looked at Luo Qi with his usual cold gaze, “I’ll call the driver over. The car will be parked not far ahead.”

“Chief Jiang, please be patient for a while.”

“…”

… …

After entering the house, Jiang Yifang breathed a sigh of relief, “How did your Chief Jiang find his way to the door of our house?”

Luo Qi had already prepared a script, “We met at the intersection. He saw that I was carrying breakfast in my hand. He was afraid of it getting cold if he delayed me, so he walked with me to tell me a few things about work.”

Jiang Yifang had no cause to disbelieve her and sighed, “You are so fortunate to meet two bosses who are both good to you.”

Seventh Year of My Secret Love for You translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: In Luo Yu’s heart, poor He Xu went from being the great Daddy of Party A, to the Villain from Party A 😂. I will admit this couple’s roller coaster relationship is constant source of amusement for me.

I can’t access my advance chapters right this second so the ones below are still from last time; I’ll upload a new batch later today.

A list of all advance chapters is HERE. Thanks for the support!

Chapter 42.2 — Stay in the Villa on Weekends (3/8)
Chapter 42.3 — Stay in the Villa on Weekends (3/9)
Chapter 42.4 — Stay in the Villa on Weekends (3/10)

Chapter 43.1 — Everything Got Out of Control (3/15)
Chapter 43.2 — Everything Got Out of Control (3/16)